Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#156

156. O Sacred Head Now Wounded

1 O sacred head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown:
O sacred head, what glory,
What bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.

2 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners' gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
'Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

3 What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever;
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O sacred head, now wounded
• Title: O Sacred Head Now Wounded
• Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
• Translator (German): Paul Gerhardt (1607-167 6) (1656)
• Translator (English): James W. Alexander (1804-1859) (1830)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Sufferings and Death

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) (1601)
• Arranger: J. S. Bach (1685-1750) (1729)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Incipit: 51765 45233 2121
• Key: a minor